Almanac of Policy Issues - Drug Policy - 0 views
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C Chadwick on 17 May 11An estimated 14.8 million Americans (or 6.7 percent of the population 12 years old and older) were users of illegal drugs at any given time in 1999, according to a recent survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA). Approximately 78 million Americans aged 12 or older (36 percent) reported using illicit drugs at least once in their lifetime, according to a preliminary 1998 SAMSA report.